Shanghai, Aug. 17.
ISSATISFACTION was expressed yesterday by the Japanese authorities over the decisi by a two to one vote of the Shanghai Defence Force Committee to transfer the control of British central and West Hongkew defence sector to the Fourth US. Marines. The resolu! nto this effect was made public yesterday by the Defence Committee in an official statement, The Japanese representative on the Committee reserved the right to put forward counter-proposals at a later date.
The Municipal Council yesterday informed the Defence Committee of its willingness to agree to the decision arrived at but cnpphasized it reserved the right to give full consideration to any Japanese counter-proposal should it be communicated to the Council by the Defence Committee in time to enable arrangements to be made before the withdrawal from "B" and "D" Sectors of the. British Forees concerned in the allotment. In a communique to the Shanghai Municipal Council after the meeting, the Defence Force Committee stated "At a meeting of the Defence Force Commanders on Thursday, August 15, Defence Force Committee the following motion was passed by a majority vote:—
Hold Meeting Shanghai, Aug. 19 First on the scene of the conference yesterday morning were the repre-Sentatives of the U.S. Marines, Col. Ge Witt Peck, accompanied by Lieut Nilon, Flag Lieutenant to Ad wriral T, C. Hart, commander-in.chie the US, Asialie Fleet, Several of the delegates to the meeting found their way to the council, chamber by diferent' entrances, and there, wat IWitle in the way of ceremony al main entrance (0 the building, British Commander Indisposed The British Defence Force were represented by Major S, R. Hunt. liaison ernieer, and major B. Hf, Ash= more, Brigade Major, in, the absence of Major General F. K. Simmons, who had not recovered sufficiently from ily recent indisposition to attend. Commander Morante of the Ballan Marines arrived in company Several allan oticers, while Admiral akeda personally represented the Japanese, 'A number of observers also attend: ced the meeting, including member of the French defence force, General Hasegawa of the Japenese army, Ceptain HM, Smythe, acting Commissioner of Police, Col. J. W. Hornby, commandant of the S: V.C. and others In opening the discussion Admiral Takeda outlined the Japsmese pro-prisals,, What those were could not be learned yesterday.
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